権限 (けんげん) — authority, power, jurisdiction
権限
authority
Frequency #2287
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 6
2 characters
漢語 kango
漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings. noun
kengen
けんげん
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
けんげん[3] nakadaka 中高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- authority
- power
- jurisdiction
Usage examples
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一八六七年、最後の将軍、徳川慶喜は、政治を行う権限を天皇に返すと申し出ました。
Senhappyakurokujuunana nen, saigo no shougun, tokugawayoshinobu wa, seiji o okonau kengen o tennou ni kaesu to moushidemashita.
In 1867, the last shogun, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, offered to return the authority to govern to the emperor.
明治維新 — 日本が大きく変わった時 · MojiMori（AIオリジナル） · 第2章 政府が変わっても、争いは続いた